Editing Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (section)

===Bachelorhood===
[[Chelsy Davy]], the daughter of Zimbabwean South Africa-based businessman Charles Davy, was referred to as Harry's girlfriend in an interview conducted for his 21st birthday, and Harry said he "would love to tell everyone how amazing she is but once I start talking about that, I have left myself open.... There is truth and there is lies and unfortunately I cannot get the truth across."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bates|first=Stephen|title=Harry at 21 on Camilla, the media and Aids children in Africa|url=https://www.theguardian.com/monarchy/story/0,,1570161,00.html|work=The Guardian|date=15 September 2005 |access-date=14 October 2008 |archive-date=11 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211131114/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/sep/15/monarchy.stephenbates|url-status=live }}</ref> Davy was present when Harry received his [[Operational Service Medal (United Kingdom)|Operational Service Medal]] for Afghanistan<ref name="PeopleMedal"/> and also attended his graduation ceremony when he received his flying wings from his father.<ref name="The Daily Telegraph" /> In early 2009, it was reported the pair had parted ways after a relationship that had lasted for five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince Harry and girlfriend split|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7849307.stm|work=BBC News |date=24 January 2009|access-date=26 March 2010|archive-date=16 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216043441/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7849307.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

In his 2023 memoir, Harry states that months after breaking up with Davy he was introduced to [[Caroline Flack]], whom he described as "funny", "sweet", and "cool".<ref name="Spare-Flack">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/harry-book-caroline-flack-relationship-b2257848.html|title=Prince Harry opens up about 'tainted' romance with late Caroline Flack|work=The Independent|first=Maanya|last=Sachdeva|date=7 January 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107143453/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/harry-book-caroline-flack-relationship-b2257848.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The two saw each other for a while before press intrusion "tainted" their relationship "irredeemably" according to Harry.<ref name="Spare-Flack"/> Flack had discussed the relationship in her own autobiography as well.<ref>{{cite book|first=Caroline|last=Flack| title = Storm in a C Cup: My Autobiography|publisher=Simon & Schuster UK| year = 2015| isbn = 978-1-471-15438-6 |pages = 193–194}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/caroline-flack-on-her-relationships-with-prince-harry-and-harry-styles/|title=Harry Styles' Ex-Girlfriend Opens Up About Her Rumored Romance with Prince Harry|magazine=People|first=Andrea|last=Park|date=11 October 2015|access-date=11 March 2023|archive-date=4 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304193530/https://people.com/celebrity/caroline-flack-on-her-relationships-with-prince-harry-and-harry-styles/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2012, Harry's cousin [[Princess Eugenie]] introduced him to [[Cressida Bonas]], an actress and model who is the granddaughter of [[Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eden|first1=Richard|last2=Pearlman|first2=Jonathan |title=Prince Harry set to marry Cressida Bonas, say friends |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10358395/Prince-Harry-set-to-marry-Cressida-Bonas-say-friends.html|work=The Telegraph|date=5 October 2013|access-date=11 March 2014 |url-access=subscription|archive-date=11 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311122815/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10358395/Prince-Harry-set-to-marry-Cressida-Bonas-say-friends.html|url-status=live }}</ref> On 30 April 2014, it was reported that the couple had parted amicably.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas in 'amicable split' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27219684|work=BBC News|date=30 April 2014|access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-date=1 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501084743/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27219684|url-status=live }}</ref>